Essential Digital Skills Level 1

About the course

The course will cover the following skills areas:

• Using devices and handling information: A basic understanding of hardware, software, operating systems and commonly used applications. Students will develop fundamental digital skills by learning how to manage and store information and identify and solve simple technical issues.
• Creating and editing: Students will be taught to use applications to edit, enhance and format different types of information for a range of purposes and audiences.
• Communicating: An understanding of electronic communications, such as email and video calls. Students will gain awareness and be able to use digital communication for a range of contexts and audiences.
• Transacting: Students will learn to complete and submit an online form, comply with digital verification checks, and purchase an item or service online. Students will then learn to compare products against other available online options and manage their transactional account settings.
• Being safe and responsible online: Students will learn about being responsible online, understanding the importance of digital wellbeing. This will involve privacy and data protection, conducting best practice online behaviour, backing up data, and understanding the psychological health risks of online activity.